Rare oil lamp with Temple menorah found from time when Romans barred Jews from Jerusalem

Times of Israel ^ | 26 Dec 2024 | Gavriel Fiske

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A rare, 4th-century CE ceramic oil lamp recently discovered during Israeli Antiquities Authorities excavations near the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem will be displayed to the public for the first time during the current Hanukkah holiday, the IAA said Thursday.

The unusual lamp is decorated with imagery related to the services in the Jewish Second Temple in Jerusalem, including a Temple menorah (which had seven branches, unlike the nine-branched menorahs used during Hanukkah). Also depicted on the small lamp are an incense shovel, which Temple priests used when making offerings, and a lulav...

The Second Temple was destroyed in 70 CE, and the Roman emperor Hadrian suppressed the Bar Kochba Revolt in 135 CE, after which Jews were expelled from Jerusalem, now renamed Aelia Capitolina. Therefore, “the Mount of Olives lamp is one of the few material traces of a Jewish presence around Jerusalem in the 3rd-5th centuries CE,” Chernin said....

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the oil lamp will be displayed during Hanukkah at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel in Jerusalem

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When the camera pans right (at the beginning) - take a look at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Armageddon (the Real One) is going to happen over that tiny piece of real estate and no force on Earth, whether government nor armies will be able to stop it from happening

In fact, the world’s armies will be destroyed at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to Earth

Sounds crazy - yet it is all too true and it is coming

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“Palestine.” A parting gift from Hadrian.

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BTTT

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Fascinating find in surprisingly good condition.

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Rare, 1,700-year-old oil lamp with Temple menorah decoration found in Jerusalem, in an image released on December 26, 2024. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)

Very pristine looking, which should raise eyebrows regarding authenticity. But the part of the world is the right climate for preserving items.

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All kinds of detailed information in this article to ponder.

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